What does capital in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word capital in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use capital in Spanish.

The word capital in Spanish means capital, capital, major, gross, huge, primary, capital, main, capital, capital, capital stock, capital shares, public offering, capital offering, capital contribution, authorised capital increase, capital gain, capital gains, capital assets, working capital, current capital, working capital, human capital, seed money, start up capital, fixed capital assets, the world capital of, social capital, dilution, capital punishment, capital flight, capital flow, capital gains tax, capital investment, capital investment, capital movement, mortal sin, capital punishment, return on capital, variable capital company, capital firm, venture capital firm, labor and capital partnership, capital earnings. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capital

capital

nombre femenino (centro administrativo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Madrid es la capital de España.
Madrid is the capital of Spain.

capital

nombre masculino (dinero) (investment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Salvaron la empresa invirtiendo capital.
They saved the business by investing more capital.

major, gross, huge

adjetivo de una sola terminación (grande, importante) (error)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fue una metedura de pata capital.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. One of Picasso's seminal (or: key) paintings was Guernica.

primary, capital, main

adjetivo de una sola terminación (principal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La economía es de importancia capital para el nuevo gobierno.
The economy is of primary importance for the new government.

capital

nombre femenino (letra mayúscula) (letter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las letras capitales o capitulares aparecen más grandes que el resto de letras en los manuscritos medievales.
In medieval manuscripts, the capitals are much larger than the lowercase letters.

capital

nombre femenino (ciudad destacada) (main exponent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vienna es la capital europea de la música clásica.
Vienna is the European capital of classical music.

capital stock

locución nominal femenina (finanzas: aporte en capital o especie) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital shares

locución nominal femenina plural (finanzas: aporte en dinero o especie)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

public offering, capital offering

locución nominal femenina (oferta pública de acciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital contribution

(inversión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesitamos el aporte de capitales extranjeros si queremos competir mundialmente.
We need foreign capital contribution if we are to compete globally.

authorised capital increase

(CO (ampliación) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se convocó a los socios para discutir el aumento del capital autorizado.
The associates were called together to discuss an authorised capital increase.

capital gain

locución nominal masculina (fin: ganancia por venta de un activo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital gains

locución nominal femenina plural (fin: ganancias de venta de activos)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

capital assets

locución nominal masculina plural (de producción)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Los bienes de capital se emplean para producir otros bienes.
Capital assets are used to produce other properties.

working capital

locución nominal masculina (econ: bienes y derechos poseídos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

current capital, working capital

adjetivo (contabilidad) (accounting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La suma de materias primas, recursos líquidos e importe de deudas de clientes y con proveedores, conforman el capital circulante.
Working capital consists of raw materials, liquid assets and debts with suppliers and customers.

human capital

locución nominal masculina (social o económico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El capital humano del país aumentó en las últimas décadas.
The country's human capital has increased in recent decades.

seed money, start up capital

(inversión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesitamos un capital inicial para montar nuestro negocio.
We need some seed money to start up our business.

fixed capital assets

locución nominal masculina (propiedad raíz)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La familia tiene un capital inmobiliario de 250.000 pesos.

the world capital of

locución nominal femenina (figurado (lugar que destaca en algo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

social capital

(econ: valores aportados por socios)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El éxito de una sociedad depende en gran medida del capital social con el que cuente al comienzo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The company has no shareholder equity left after paying back the business loan.

dilution

nombre femenino (fin: reducción del porcentaje accionario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital punishment

(derecho: pena de muerte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital flight

nombre femenino (país: fuga de dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se deben tomar medidas estrictas para combatir la evasión de capital.

capital flow

(fin: dinero para inversión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital gains tax

(der: grava los rendimientos de capital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital investment

locución nominal femenina (compra de activo fijo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital investment

(der: gasto de bienes, riqueza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital movement

locución nominal masculina (gen pl (economía: compra o venta de activos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mortal sin

(pecado: origen de otros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La lujuria es un pecado capital.
Lust is a mortal sin.

capital punishment

nombre femenino (pena de muerte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En algunos países existe la pena capital.
Some countries have capital punishment.

return on capital

(derecho: ganancia, producto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

variable capital company

locución nominal femenina (asociación de fondos variables)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital firm

(grupo de capital social)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Todos los accionistas de una sociedad de capital tienen derecho a recibir una parte de las ganancias.
All shareholders in a capital firm have the right to receive a portion of the earnings.

venture capital firm

locución nominal femenina (sociedad de inversiones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

labor and capital partnership

locución nominal femenina (AR (der: tipo de sociedad comercial) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital earnings

locución nominal femenina plural (gen pl (econ: diferencia entre costo y precio)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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